Vicki Greenhalgh: Muswellbrook prison guard charged with alleged intimate relationship with inmate

Hunter prison guard Vicki Greenhalgh was charged for allegedly engaging in a love affair with inmate Robert Parry while he was serving time at a prison she worked at in Muswellbrook

A corrective services officer has been charged over an alleged romantic relationship with a former inmate at a correctional centre in the Hunter region. Credit: NSW Police

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A corrective services officer charged over an alleged romantic relationship with a former inmate at a correctional centre in the Hunter region will enter a plea on her next court appearance.

Vicki Ellen Greenhalgh, 52, didn’t appear at Muswellbrook Local Court on Monday but will come back in November.

Vicki Greenhalgh a female prison guard has been charged over an alleged love affair with a prisoner at a jail in the Hunter Valley. Credit: Facebook

Police allege Ms Greenhalgh, who is a service and programs officer, had a romantic relationship with 56-year-old Robert Parry, while serving time at St Heliers Corrective Centre in Muswellbrook.

Staff at the males-only minimum security facility on the outskirts of Muswellbrook referred the alleged relationship to police, prompting the establishment of Strike Force Canopus.

Following extensive inquiries, she was arrested at a home in Muswellbrook last month and charged with engage in a relationship with inmate cause safety risk and engage in sexual conduct compromise sentence.

Ms Greenhalgh was granted strict conditional bail and will appear at Muswellbrook Local Court on November 2.

Her employment has been suspended.